How-To: Rebuild a Steering Relay on a Land Rover Series Truck

Alan Richer has authored an article hosted at lrfaq.org on how to rebuild a steering relay in a Land Rover Series truck. 

In Alan's words:

"Why would you want to rebuild a steering relay? Honestly, that's not an easy question to answer. With after-market replacements running about $150 and a full kit of parts being about $60-70 with seals, bushings and a new shaft, it's partially economic. The other part of it is that replacing the relay's innards is much easier than replacing the whole relay, as you won't need tactical nuclear explosives to get it out of the frame. That's why I did it - start to finish 3 hours and no front-end removal.

 

This is not a job I recommend for the weekend warrior mechanic. It requires good mechanical skills, a willingness to deal with nasty dangerous mechanical components, and ingenuity to deal with compressing large springs and securing them while assembling other bits around them. In short, this is ugly work."

Read the rest of the article here.